Skirt guarder



Dec. 5, 1961 A M. BROWN 3,011,175

SKIRT GUARDER Filed Nov. 8, 1960 FIG-3 INVEN TOR ANN M- BROWN WWMATTORNEYS 3,011,175 I Patented Dec. 5., 1961 3,011,175 r SKIRT GUARDERAnn M. Brown, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

' (P.0. Box 282, Seaboard, N.C.) Filed Nov. 8, 1960, Ser. No. 68,007.

4 Claims. (Cl. 2-304) The present invention relates to a skirt guarder,and has particular reference to an improved device that maintains orholds a skirt or similar garment being worn from being blown upwardswhen the wind is blowing.

An outstanding advantage of the new skirt guarder resides in the featurethat it is neither noticed by others in normal appearance as being wornat all, nor, is its presence conscious to the wearer that it isbeingworn, which features are due to its improved construction and simplicityin application and use. The embodiments of the invention readily standthe test of extreme windy conditions wherein the slip and the skirt ofthe wearer stay in their relative positions.

Another advantage of the new device resides in the substantially smallexpense in manufacturing the device. Each component of the device ismade from the elastic or strong lace material except for the metal clipsattached to the ends of the elastic or lace material, and include thegarters which fit around the leg which are of any conventionalconstruction. In applying the device, the wearer merely puts on thegarters which fit around the legs in a conventional manner, and thenapplies the metal clips at the ends of the elastic or lace material tothe seams adjacent thereto of the slip and also the skirt to hold andmaintain the slip and the skirt respectively and substantially in place.

The construction of the skirt garter according to the invention may bemade of plain material or of generally lace material to achieve a daintyeffect, and the skirt garter maybe made in any choice of colors.

One of the most important applications of the new device is in doingaway for ever with the terrible embarrassment of having ones skirt goskyward during a heavy wind and while in the company of others. It hasbeen found that it takes less than one minute to step into or put on thegarters and attach each metal clip to its proper and respective portionof apparel.

Another advantage of the new device is that even when there are no seamsto which the metal clips may be attached, the metal clips may be usedeffectively by attaching to corresponding locations of the slip andskirt without detracting from the appearance of the apparel.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from a detaileddescription of the invention and from the appended drawings and claims.

In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic cross sectional viewinelevation of a slip and skirt having seams to which thedevice inaccordance with the inventionmay be applied; FIG. 2 is a plan view takenin cross sectionalong lines 2 has sufficient material for attachmentthereto by stitching or other connecting means or process, severalextensions of elastic or lace material 12, 14, 16. Stitching or otherconnecting means including a metal clip (not shown) is provided betweenthe garters and the respective ends of elastic or lace material 18, 20,22. The elastic material may be of conventional one-eighth inch'widthand three to five or seven inches in length, in general terms,

they may comprise of correspondingly sized and similarly characterizedin strength, of lace or other material such as plastic or nylonconstruction. The elastic material .12 may be of one piece extendingfrom one garter to the other with a metal clip 24 fastened or secured bystitching or other and equivalent methods to the center portion of theelastic material 12, or elastic material 12 may comprise of two piecesor segments extending from each garter and connected at the ends thereofby the metal clip 24, although this is not the preferred form of theinvention.

The metal clips 24, 24 as well as metal clips 26, 26 are each secured toa portion of the proximate seam of the slip; where there is no seampresent at the proximate locations of the metal clips, themetal clipsmay be safely attached to the slip or the dress where desired to achievethe necessary results.

The metal clip may be of any of various well known forms, but theclip ispreferably a clip that may have material stitched readily thereto, andmay engage material securely by pressing the clip to open. Such clipsare well known and extensively used in the dry cleaning industry toattach identification tags to garments.

It is further within the contemplation of the present invention toprovide short two-inch, three-inch or fourinch strips having a metalclip attached to each end thereof, as shown in FIG. 4, for applying themetal clip to the seam or hem of the slip at one end and the hem or seamof the skirt at the other. Metal clips are of sufficient strength towithstand the tension subjected to forces created by strong windsso thatunder all conditions the skirt and the slip respectively aresubstantially held and maintained in their desired positions. a

It is thus seen that there is provided a new and improved skirt guarderthat does not provide any observable appearance to others not knowingwhether the skirt guarder is being worn or not, and its presence is notsubstantially conscious to the wearer so that there is provided 'asecuring means that maintains the skirt and slip secure n or era ofsubstantial value among teenagers, adults and 2-2 of FIG. 1, showing thepreferred embodiment of the present invention;

'FIG. 3 shows a simple metal clip that may be connected by a stitchoperation .to the ends of the elastic or lace material, into which theclip may be readily applied to the seams of the apparel, or to theapparel itself; and

FIG. 4 is a detailed plan view of, the componentparts of the inventionlaid out in one arrangement.

Referring now to the figures, abasic mechanical embodiment of-thefeatures of the present invention is shown in which there are twogarters 10, 10 which exjuniors.

Additional embodiments of the invention in this specification will occurto others and therefore, it is intended that the scope of the inventionbe limited only by the appended claims and not by the embodiments hereinabove described. Accordingly, reference should be made to the followingclaims in determining the full scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A skirt guarder improvement comprising a pair of garters each adaptedfor fitting around legs of a wearer, a plurality of material strips eachsecured to a peripheral portion of one of the garters adapted to extendexteriorly. thereof, a metal clip at the end of each of the saidmaterial strips adapted to be secured to a seam proximate to the hem areaof a slip, an additional plurality of material strips each adapted to besecured to a peripheral portion of the hem area of the slip byadditional metal clips at the end of said additional material strips,and 4. A skirt guarde-r improvement according to claim 1 a further metalclip at the end of each of the said addiwherein said metal clips areadapted to be secured to the tional material strips adapted to besecured to a seam material of the slip and skirt, respectively.proximate to the hem area of a skirt, wherein said skirt g'narderprovides necessary control of said slip and skirt 5 References Cited inthe file of this P211511t from extending upwardly under conditions ofsevere UNITED STATES PATENTS wind. 7

2. A skirt guarder improvement according to claim 1 202735 Lmdsay 1878wherein saidmaterial is elastic. FOREIGN PATENTS 3. A skirt guarderimprovement according to claim 1 10 14,788 Great Britain July 1 1904wherein said material is lace.

